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September 4, 2016 by Dee

Given I’d been on the go, fairly solidly for 5 weeks, that last week seemed a long way away, and it started to feel as though the holiday wasn’t going to have much in it that was truly relaxing… so as I contemplated a week in Hungary I decided to base myself in Budapest and take it a bit easier.

What a great place in which to do it.  I settled into an adorable apartment in Damjanic St which was within walking distance of City Park, Hero’s Square and actually the main part of town, if you didn’t mind walking everywhere. There’s so much to see there was no hardship in doing that. It was a joy.

I had a couple of days, one in which I was feeling under the weather and another when I actually got some work done so sight seeing was restricted to about 3 or 4 days in the week. The rest of the time was walks in the park, visits to the downstairs bakery and grocery where I could cook for myself for the week at ridiculously cheap prices and drinking Hungarian beer (not amazing) and eating goulash (totally amazing).

And it was a wonderful way to end an amazing trip. From here to a final night in Vienna where I went to hear Snarky Puppy an incredible Jazz band, a final night with Prisca in Frankfurt and dinner at Dauth Schneider with her brother where we drank Apfelwein (probably won’t do that again) and ate Frankfurter ‘Green Sauce’ (which I’d totally do again!) I caught the flight back to Melbourne via Bangkok – with some delays and a mad rush through Bangkok airport to get home! Quite the rush to end on…

Thanks to all those who I had the privilege to spend time with, to my wonderful hosts. I hope I get the return the favour in Melbourne sometime.

Vajdahunyad Castle in City Park, Budapest from the rear
Vajdahunyad Castle in City Park, Budapest from the rear
Vajdahunyad Castle in City Park, Budapest from the rear
Vajdahunyad Castle in City Park, Budapest from the rear
Vajdahunyad Castle in City Park, Budapest from the rear
Vajdahunyad Castle in City Park, Budapest from the rear
Plasztikai kompozíció (Cosmetic composition) by Ferenc Kovács at Városliget
Plasztikai kompozíció (Cosmetic composition) by Ferenc Kovács at Városliget
Vajdahunyad Castle in City Park, Budapest from the front
Vajdahunyad Castle in City Park, Budapest from the front
Vajdahunyad Castle in City Park, Budapest from the front
Vajdahunyad Castle in City Park, Budapest from the front
Anonymus Statue by Miklós Ligeti Városliget (City Park) commemorating the life of Anonymus Bele regis notarius the Anonymous Notary of King Bela
Anonymus Statue by Miklós Ligeti Városliget (City Park) commemorating the life of Anonymus Bele regis notarius the Anonymous Notary of King Bela
Millennium Monument, Heroes' Square
Millennium Monument, Heroes’ Square
Labour and Wealth (Statue on the left)
Labour and Wealth (Statue on the left)
Man with a Snake the symbol of War
Man with a Snake the symbol of War
Kings, from left to right; Stephen I of Hungary, Ladislaus I of hungary, Coloman of Hungary, Andrew II, Bela IV, Charles I, Louis I
Kings, from left to right; Stephen I of Hungary, Ladislaus I of hungary, Coloman of Hungary, Andrew II, Bela IV, Charles I, Louis I
Peace
Peace
John Hunyadi, Matthias Corvinus, Istvan Bocksay, Gabriel Bethlen, Imre Thokolyu, Francis II Rakoczi, Lajos Kossuth
John Hunyadi, Matthias Corvinus, Istvan Bocksay, Gabriel Bethlen, Imre Thokolyu, Francis II Rakoczi, Lajos Kossuth
The column, with the archangel Gabriel on to
The column, with the archangel Gabriel on to
Chieftains of the Magyars
Chieftains of the Magyars
The column
The column
Museum of Fine Arts (Szépművészeti Múzeum)
Museum of Fine Arts (Szépművészeti Múzeum)
St. Stephen's Basilica
St. Stephen’s Basilica
St. Stephen's Basilica
St. Stephen’s Basilica
St. Stephen's Basilica
St. Stephen’s Basilica
St. Stephen's Basilica
St. Stephen’s Basilica
St. Stephen's Basilica
St. Stephen’s Basilica
Hungarian State Opera House (Search Results Magyar Állami Operaház)
Hungarian State Opera House (Search Results Magyar Állami Operaház)
Four Seasons Hotel
Four Seasons Hotel
Chain Bridge
Chain Bridge
Chain Bridge
Chain Bridge
Chain Bridge
Chain Bridge
Chain Bridge
Chain Bridge
Szilágyi Dezső téri református templom (Calvinist Church)
Szilágyi Dezső téri református templom (Calvinist Church)
Looking across at Matthias Church
Looking across at Matthias Church
Gondola up to Buda Castle
Gondola up to Buda Castle
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Virgin Mary statue, Buda Castle
Virgin Mary statue, Buda Castle
Virgin Mary statue, Buda Castle
Virgin Mary statue, Buda Castle
Grounds of Buda Castle
Grounds of Buda Castle
Buda Castle Search Google Maps Directions Statue of Prince Eugene of Savoy
Buda Castle Search Google Maps Directions Statue of Prince Eugene of Savoy
Fountain of King Matthias (Mátyás-kút)
Fountain of King Matthias (Mátyás-kút)
Looking down on Chain Bridge
Looking down on Chain Bridge
Looking down on Chain Bridge
Looking down on Chain Bridge
Danube River
Danube River
Looking down on Chain Bridge
Looking down on Chain Bridge
Hungarian Parliament Building
Hungarian Parliament Building
Matthias Church
Matthias Church
Little character in the streets of Budapest
Little character in the streets of Budapest
Grounds of Buda Castle
Grounds of Buda Castle
Holy Trinity Column Matthias Church
Holy Trinity Column Matthias Church
Matthias Church
Matthias Church
Matthias Church
Matthias Church
Matthias Church
Matthias Church
Matthias Church
Matthias Church
Looking Across the Danube to the Hungarian Parliament
Looking Across the Danube to the Hungarian Parliament
King Saint Stephen statue at Matthias Church
King Saint Stephen statue at Matthias Church
Matthias
Matthias
Looking across Szilágyi Dezső téri református templom (Calvinist Church), the Danube to the Parliament
Looking across Szilágyi Dezső téri református templom (Calvinist Church), the Danube to the Parliament
Funicula Going down
Funicula Going down
Funicula Going down
Funicula Going down
View down to the Danube
View down to the Danube
Hungarian Parliament Building
Hungarian Parliament Building
Hungarian Parliament Building on the shores of the Danube
Hungarian Parliament Building on the shores of the Danube
Avilai Nagy Szent Teréz Plébánia
Avilai Nagy Szent Teréz Plébánia
Alexandra Book Cafe, Budapest
Alexandra Book Cafe, Budapest
Alexandra Book Cafe, Budapest
Alexandra Book Cafe, Budapest
Alexandra Book Cafe, Budapest
Alexandra Book Cafe, Budapest
Esterházy torte - buttercream spiced with cognac or vanilla, sandwiched between four and five layers of almond meringue (macaroon) dough. The torte is iced with a fondant glaze and decorated with a characteristic chocolate striped pattern.
Esterházy torte – buttercream spiced with cognac or vanilla, sandwiched between four and five layers of almond meringue (macaroon) dough. The torte is iced with a fondant glaze and decorated with a characteristic chocolate striped pattern.
Szimpla Kert - Ruin pub
Szimpla Kert – Ruin pub
Szimpla Kert - Ruin pub
Szimpla Kert – Ruin pub
Szimpla Kert - Ruin pub
Szimpla Kert – Ruin pub
Szimpla Kert - Ruin pub
Szimpla Kert – Ruin pub
Szimpla Kert - Ruin pub
Szimpla Kert – Ruin pub
Szimpla Kert - Ruin pub
Szimpla Kert – Ruin pub
Szimpla Kert - Ruin pub
Szimpla Kert – Ruin pub
Szimpla Kert - Ruin pub
Szimpla Kert – Ruin pub
Dohány Street Synagogue
Dohány Street Synagogue
Dohány Street Synagogue
Dohány Street Synagogue
Dohány Street Synagogue
Dohány Street Synagogue
Raoul Wallenberg Holocaust Memorial Park
Raoul Wallenberg Holocaust Memorial Park
Raoul Wallenberg Holocaust Memorial Park
Raoul Wallenberg Holocaust Memorial Park
Dohány Street Synagogue - Tile Detail
Dohány Street Synagogue – Tile Detail
Street Mural, Dob St, I think
Street Mural, Dob St, I think
Raoul Wallenberg Holocaust Memorial Park
Raoul Wallenberg Holocaust Memorial Park
Local School Mural
Local School Mural
Local School Mural
Local School Mural
Slice of Life
Slice of Life
Chain Bridge and Parliament taken from the Citadella
Chain Bridge and Parliament taken from the Citadella
The Danube
The Danube
Hungarian Parliament
Hungarian Parliament
St Stephens Basillica from Gellert Hill
St Stephens Basillica from Gellert Hill
St Stephens
St Stephens
Buda Castle from Gellert Hill
Buda Castle from Gellert Hill
The Danube from Gellert Hill
The Danube from Gellert Hill
Looking across at the Pest side fo the city
Looking across at the Pest side fo the city
Looking up to the Statue of Liberty at the Citadel
Looking up to the Statue of Liberty at the Citadel
Looking up to the Statue of Liberty at the Citadel
Looking up to the Statue of Liberty at the Citadel
Looking up to the Statue of Liberty at the Citadel
Looking up to the Statue of Liberty at the Citadel
Looking uip to the Statue of Liberty at the Citadel
Looking uip to the Statue of Liberty at the Citadel
Gellert Hill
Gellert Hill

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